{"id":2519003,"date":"2025-12-09T00:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T05:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/honduran-ag-issues-international-arrest-warrant-for-former-president\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T00:38:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T05:38:33","slug":"honduran-ag-issues-international-arrest-warrant-for-former-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/honduran-ag-issues-international-arrest-warrant-for-former-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Honduran AG issues international arrest warrant for former president"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhonduran-ag-issues-international-arrest-warrant-for-former-president%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2519003&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>HondurasS attorney general, Johel Zelaya, has issued an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >international arrest warrant<\/a> for former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was recently pardoned by former U.S. President Donald Trump. Hernandez faces charges related too money laundering and fraud in connection with the Pandora II corruption case. Zelaya emphasized his commitment to combating corruption and indicated that the warrant would be executed with the help of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ned-price-we-condemn-taliban-executions-amputations\/\" title=\"Ned Price: We condemn Taliban executions, amputations\">international agencies<\/a> like INTERPOL. Hernandez served as president from 2014 to 2022 and was arrested after leaving office. He was extradited to the United States, where he was convicted in 2024 for conspiring to traffic over 400 tons of cocaine into the U.S. Despite the conviction and a 45-year sentence, Hernandez was released from prison after Trump granted him a pardon. The Honduran attorney general&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-democrats-fast-track-anti-theft-bill-in-attempts-to-kick-measure-off-ballot\/\" title=\"California Democrats expedite anti-theft bill to remove measure from ballot\">move puts pressure<\/a> on international cooperation, even though the U.S. Department of Justice is unlikely to assist due to the pardon,effectively allowing Hernandez to remain in the U.S. in a form of de facto exile.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Honduran AG issues international arrest warrant for Trump-pardoned former president<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2427256\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/honduras\/\">Honduras&rsquo;s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-lawmakers-approve-bill-to-strip-cuomo-of-pandemic-emergency-powers\/\" title=\"New York Lawmakers Approve Bill to Strip Cuomo of Pandemic Emergency Powers\">attorney general issued<\/a> an international arrest warrant for former Honduran President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3903669\/former-honduras-president-released-from-prison-trump-pardon\/\">Juan Orlando Hernandez<\/a> after he was pardoned by President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Honduran Attorney General Johel Zelaya posted a picture of the international <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jaza_hn\/status\/1998163562670202916?s=20\">arrest warrant on<\/a> X along with a statement affirming his commitment to fighting corruption.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3910102\/tax-the-rich-protesters-vandalize-crown-jewels-display-in-tower-of-london\/\">&lsquo;Tax the rich&rsquo; 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Zelaya added.<\/p>\n<p>He said a separate arrest of someone else involved in the corruption case had already been made.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our commitment is to the truth and to justice, as I promised on my first day at the helm of this institution,&rdquo; Zelaya concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez served as president from 2014 to 2022 and was arrested shortly after leaving office. He was&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/archives\/opa\/pr\/juan-orlando-hernandez-former-president-honduras-sentenced-45-years-prison-conspiring\">sentenced<\/a>&nbsp;to 45 years in prison under former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s Justice Department for conspiring to&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drug-trafficking\/\">traffic<\/a>&nbsp;over 400 tons of cocaine into the United States. Trump claimed that the prosecution was politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, I was told &mdash; I was asked by Honduras, many of the people of Honduras, they said it was a Biden setup,&rdquo; Trump told reporters. &ldquo;He was the president of the country. And they basically said he was a drug dealer because he was the president of the country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3903669\/former-honduras-president-released-from-prison-trump-pardon\/\">FORMER HONDURAN PRESIDENT RELEASED FROM PRISON AFTER TRUMP PARDON<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hernandez was extradited to the U.S. the same year he was arrested, in 2022. He was convicted in March 2024 after a jury trial and sentenced in June 2024. He was released from the high-security prison USP Hazelton in Preston County, West Virginia, on Dec. 2, according to Federal Bureau of Prisons records.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s Department of Justice likely won&rsquo;t cooperate with the international arrest warrant, giving Hernandez de facto exile in the U.S.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honduran AG issues international arrest warrant for ex-president<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2519004,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25338633299812.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34350,21717,46055],"class_list":["post-2519003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-former-president","tag-honduras","tag-international-arrest-warrant"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25338633299812.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2519003"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2519007,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519003\/revisions\/2519007"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2519004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2519003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2519003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2519003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}